Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery made specially to operate in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they can be driven without consideration on rough environment. These kinds of equipments have a much greater risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do have to travel on a slope, ensure that you proceed carefully and slowly while keeping the load low. Prior to getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Using the engine brake will help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, utilize extreme care and take it as wide as possible.
Under any circumstances, avoid driving across excessively steep slopes. Ascend and descend slopes with the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline. Even when there is no cargo on the forks, the machine's counterweighted rear is fairly heavy; therefore, it can be necessary to drive in reverse up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you could back the machinery down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very vital. The coordinated steering machinery, along with the rear-pivot machines usually operate on the same jobsite where everyone is allowed to operate all of the machinery. In this instance, an individual who is used to operating a coordinated steer equipment could jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A very key distinction between how these two units operate depends on which part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.